Lubricating My Case Fans

[Cruze8]

my 3 case fans are sounding like they could use some grease so am I correct on this procedure?

1)remove sticker

2)Drop in 2 drops of sewing machine oil or the like

3)replace sticker

4)spin fanblades once with fingers to spread oil around

also if it matters they are all ball bearing fans

 

[IGBT]

I've been doin that for a couple of years now and it makes a difference. Amazing how some fans are shipped bone dry. I do the same thing on cpu fans aswell...

 

[Buz2b]

Only thing I would add is make sure that the sticker is on real well or use a round color Avery lable from your stationary store. Also, if you can, power the fan(s) up away from the MB first; in case some excess oil were to splash out. I usually hook them up sitting next to the case with a piece of cardboard held between them and the interior of the system. Just let them spin for 30 seconds or so. If there is a problem it will show up by then. And yes, this is a good thing to do and can save a lot of $$ in the long run on replacement fans.

 

[Need4Speed]

I use a dry film lube that i can from work...works awesome and i only have to do it maybe once or twice a year

 

[SuperPickle]

You got it right on, but personally, I feel a teflon lube is the best for berrings...such as Tri-flo. Works like WD-40 but better.

 

[amdskip]

just thought about this same thing tonight actually after replacing a locked up power supply fan

 

[Quad]

the fan on my northbridge stopped spinning completely after about 8 months. the only oil i had laying around was from a really old bottle of baby oil that hadn't been touched in several years.....needless to say it worked like a charm.

 

[Fireman]

Just so everyone knows WD-40 is a solvent based lube. It's for rusty bolts on the old Chev, not computers.
It likes to eat plastic and rubber parts.

 

[MOTM]

thanks fireman, that answered my question. thanks Cruze8 my mbo fan for teh chip has been whining and i didn tknow how to fix it